(Long Island, NY) Suffolk County Police on Friday, March 4 arrested a Patchogue man for possessing child pornography.
Computer Crimes Section detectives, assisted by officers from the Fifth Precinct and officers assigned to the FBI Long Island Exploited Children’s Task Force (LIECTF), executed a search warrant this morning at a residence on River Avenue in Patchogue.
Suffolk County Police on Friday, March 4 arrested Terrence Cole, 46, of Patchogue for possessing child pornography. Photo Credit: SCPD.
Detectives seized a collection of pornographic videos and images. The search warrant was a result of a continuing investigation initiated by detectives into child pornography distributed over the internet.
Computer Crimes Section detectives arrested Terrence Cole, a recruiter with the United States Army, at the Fifth Precinct, located in Patchogue, at 9:20 a.m.
Cole, 46, a resident of the home, was charged with one count of Possessing a Sexual Performance by a child, a felony. He was scheduled for arraignment today at First District Court in Central Islip.
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